This employee performs patient followup, generally responsible for the evaluation of patient adherence to physician orders.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provides patient education as an intricate part of the patient care activity, according to the patient need and policy
- Performs complete and professional patient assessments in accordance with policies and procedures
- Maintains current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and relevant enteral therapy concepts
- Represents the company through professional personal appearance, patient care activities, and content of written reports
- Gathers necessary information from referral source to ensure insurance coverage of each enteral patient
- Follows up on necessary paperwork to ensure payment for services rendered
- Maintains patient records in complete and organized manner in compliance with accreditation standards
- Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and/or related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business
- Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinate manner in settings appropriate to meet patient needs
- Promote safe, effective patient and organizational environments, as well as feeding equipment use
- Participate in on-going education that includes in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence
- Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications
Education and Experience:
- One year experience in home health care, hospital, clinic, or nursing home strongly preferred
- Experience/Education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing strongly preferred
- One year of experience as an LPN, DTR, or CNA preferred
- Must have excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients
Physical Demands:
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.